Swedlo's 4 points leads Wayway over Neepawa 5-1

The Waywayseecappo Wolverines have now won 6 of their last 9 games after a 5-1 victory on home ice over the last place Wayway Wolverines on Friday night,

In the first period, both teams got off to a slow start in the opening frame but as the period went on the teams got their legs under them and it would be Neepawa get the first fortunate break as Kyle McDonald went wide on a Wolverine defenceman and then just sent it on net and it went off a skate of a Wayway player and past goalie Mitch Wiebe for his 8th goal of the season to give the visitors a 1-0 lead after 1 period.

The middle frame is where the Wayway Wolverines would start to take over the game as just 3:21 in, Robert Briem would deflect home his team tying 18th goal of the year, to tie things up at 1-1.  Before the 2nd buzzer could go the Wolverines would take their first lead of the evening as captain Alex Keena would take a nice feed from Johl Swedlo (pictured above) shorthanded and slip it by Alex Henry for his 7th to give the home team a 2-1 lead after 40 minutes.

The Wolverines 4th ranked power play would take over in the 3rd as they would add 3 more goals all on the man advantage off the sticks of Keena, Johl Swedlo ( Swedlo also added 3 asssits on the night) and Montana Tanner to give the Wolverines their 18th victory of the season a 5-1 win over Neepawa.

20 year old Wayway goaltender Mitch Wiebe was once again rock solid between the pipes stopping 26 shots while Alex Henry made 33 saves in a losing cause.

Wolverines now sit in sole possession of 9th place in MJHL standings at 39 points just 3 points behind Dauphin for 8th.

These two teams will right back at it against each other on Wednesday night this time from the Yellowhead Center in Neepawa.


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Over in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League,

The Melville Millionaires won their 3rd straight game as they won a 5-2 road decision over the Battlefords North Stars.

Lane Harbor had 2 goals for the Mils, and now has 4 goals in the last 2 games while Brennen Miller chipped in with 3 assists. Greyson Reitmeier, Reed Murray and Dalton Menke had singles for Melville who got 29 saves from Josh Bykowski in goal.

Also with a Weyburn Red Wing loss, the Mils now have a 4 point cushion now for top spot in the Viterra Division standings.

The Mils will continue roady in Kindersley on Saturday night.

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Meantime in a neutral site game in Fort Qu'Appelle, the Yorkton Terriers got a point but fell in overtime to the Notre Dame Hounds.

Evan Werle had the OT winner for the Hounds while Daylan Gatzke had the lone marker for the Terriers.

Terriers will go right back at it in Humboldt on Saturday night.

Mils regain 1st in Viterra with a 3-2 win over Weyburn

The Melville Millionaires once again are in first place in the Viterra division as they defeated the team they are battling with the Weyburn Red Wings 3-2 on home ice last night.

Mils Captain Allen Kilback (pictured above), playing in his first game since Nov. 29th,  banged home the game winner with 3:13 remaining while Dalton Menke and Keegan Milligan (1st as a Millionaire) also scored for Melville who now sit 2 points ahead of the Red Wings at 46 points with 1 game in hand.

Trevor Martin made 28 saves to net his 6th victory of the season.

Donovan Lumb and Aidan Teilborg scored for the Red Wings who got 30 saves from Jack Burgart in the loss.

Due to the Tankard taking over the Horizon Credit Union Center, the Mils will now play their next 5 games on the road starting tomorrow (Fri) when they visit the Battlefords North Stars at 7:30.

Seedings Announced for 2015 Sasktel Men's Tankard in Melville Next Week!

Seedings:

1. Steve Laycock (Saskatoon)
2. Kevin Marsh (Saskatoon)
3.Randy Bryden (Regina)
4. Jason Jacobson (Saskatoon)
5. Scott Bitz (Regina)
6. Josh Heidt (Kerrobert)
7. Jeff Hartung (Langenburg)
8. Brent Gedak (Estevan)
9. Jason Ackerman (Regina)
10. Drew Heidt (Unity)
11. Jamie Schneider (Regina)
12. Joel Jordison (Moose Jaw)
13. Terry Martenuik (Yorkton)
14. Dale Craig (Saskatoon)
15. Michael Carss (Saskatoon)
16. Erwin Hanley (Regina)

Opening Draws on Wed. Feb 4th:
2:30PM:  Laycock vs. Hanley
                Gedak vs. Ackerman
                Jordison vs. Bitz
                Martenuik vs. Jacobson

7:30PM: Bryden vs. Craig
               J.Heidt vs. Schneider
               Hartung vs. D. Heidt
               Carss vs. Marsh

The remaining draws are:
                   Thursday, Feb 5th---- 8:30AM, 3PM, 7PM
                    Friday, Feb 6th--- 8AM, Noon, 4PM, 8PM
                    Saturday, Feb 7th--- 9AM, 2PM, 7PM
                    Sunday, Feb 8th--- 9:30AM (Semi-Final), 2:30PM (Final)
                  

Mils Coaches Show- Jan 28th Edition

Stamps win 2nd straight, 4-2 over OCN

The Swan Valley Stampeders pulled 3 points ahead of the Selkirk Steelers for 6th place in the MJHL standings as they doubled up the OCN Blizzard 4-2 last night.

Tristen Mullin scored his 11th and 12th goals of the season to lead the way while Bo Sigurdson and Daylan Creasy had singles for the Stamps. 19 year old Graham Hunt (pictured above) stopped 44 shots to earn his 18th victory of the season.

The Stamps will return to action on Saturday when they visit the Virden Oil Capitals at 7:30 from Tundra Oil and Gas Place.

Elsewhere in the MJHL last night, Dylan Bredahl had 2 goals and 2 assists to lead Dauphin over those Selkirk Steelers 5-1.

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Wayway Coaches Show- Jan 27th Edition

Mils' Martin named SJHL Rookie of the Week

SJHL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: 
Trevor Martin, Melville Millionaires

1996 G Trevor Martin (Ardrossan AB) will get the lion’s share of the work for the Mils down the stretch and he’s proving to be quite a force to opposing shooters.  Martin went 1-0-0-and-1 with a 1.44-GAA and .952-SPCT as the Mils lost 2-1 in a shootout to Weyburn on Friday before rebounding to defeat Notre Dame on Saturday.  Remarkably, Martin’s weekly numbers aren’t as good as his regular season ones.  He’s 5-3-and-2, 1.19, .960, 2-shutouts.

(From SJHL.ca)

Terriers Coaches Show- Jan 26th Edition

Saturday Night Recap

The Melville Millionaires got a hat trick from Tyson Predinchuk as they defeated the Notre Dame Hounds 5-2 last night from the Horizon Credit Union Center. 

Lane Harbor had the other 2 markers for the Mils who got 3 assists from Mitch Lipon. 

Trevor Martin got his 5th win of the season making 28 saves in the Mils goal. 

The Mils are now 2 points ahead of Weyburn for top spot in the VIterra division standings and they'll host the Red Wings on Wednesday night at 7:30.

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Meanwhile the Mils' Highway 10 rivals, the Yorkton Terriers dropped their 2nd straight game in Flin Flon as they fell on Saturday 8-5 to the Bombers.

Kailum Gervais, Daylan Gatzke, and Dylan Johnson led the way for the Terriers with 1G 1A each while Kevin Wolf (1st SJHL goal) and Corwin Stevely also scored for the Terriers. 

The Terriers for the 2nd straight nightht had to use both goaltenders as Matt Kustra started and allowed 5 goals on 36 shots while Dawson MacAuley made 16 saves on 19 shots. 

The Terriers will look to snap a 2 game slide on Friday night when they visit the Notre Dame Hounds in a game played at the Rexenter in Fort Qu'Appelle.

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While in MJHL, 

The Swan Valley Stampeders got the OT winner from Nick Kobelka as they held on to defeat the Virden Oil Capitals 3-2. 

Kobelka also added 2 assists for the Stamps who got singles from BJ Avery and Gavin Froese. 

Lasse Petersen was the busier of the goaltenders and he made 43 saves in the victory.

The Stamps will go for 2 in a row when they visit the OCN Blizzard on Tuesday night.

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While the Wayway Wolverines got a split of their 2 game roady as after a victory in Selkirk on Friday , the Wolverines fell 4-2 to the Steinbach Pistons. 

Quinton Cubbon and Dylan Gedjos had the goals for Wayway who were outshot 49-18 in the game.  Mitch Wiebe made 45 saves in the loss. 

The Wolverines will next hit the ice on Friday when they host the Neepawa Natives. GX94 will broadcast the game with Yorkton Dodge junior hockey, pregame 7:20 PxP at 7:30. 

Stamps stung by former teammate Thomas & the Winkler Flyers 4-1

(Linden McCorrister)

After a convincing 6-0 win on Tuesday night, the Swan Valley Stampeders dropped a 4-1 decision on home ice on Friday night to the Winkler Flyers.

After a scoreless 1st period, the Flyers wouldn't take long to open the scoring just 38 seconds into the middle frame as Patrice Wren would deflect home his 12th goal of the season to give them an early 1-0 lead. Short time later, Lawson McDonald would gobble up on a rebound in front after Stamps goalie Graham Hunt made some good saves for his 9th of the year to put Winkler up 2. The Flyers weren't done there as former Stampeder Bryce Enns would snipe one top shelf on Hunt for his 9th to give them a 3-0 lead after 40 minutes.

In the 3rd, the Flyers would increase their lead to 4 with the 2 man aFdvantage as McDonald would take a nice feed in front and snap home his 2nd of the night and 10th of the season to push the Flyers up 4-zip. The Stampeders would get on the board before the final buzzer as Linden McCorrister (pictured above) would slip it five-hole on Flyers netminder Dasan Sydora to put the Stamps on the board but that's as close as they would get as Winkler Flyers won their 25th game a 4-1 win over Swan Valley, and their 3rd straight win over the Stamps.

Jagger Thomas, who was dealt from Swan to Winkler just before the Trade Deadline had 2 assists in his return to Swan River as a Flyer.

Dasan Sydora turned aside 34 Swan Valley shots for his 21st victory of the season while Graham Hunt made 31 saves in a losing cause.

The Stamps still sit one point behind the Selkirk Steelers for 6th in the MJHL standings and they will go right back at it on Saturday night when they host the Virden Oil Capitals from the Centennial Arena while Winkler will continue roady in OCN also tomorrow (Sat).

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Also in the MJHL,

The Wayway Wolverines won their 2nd straight and their 17th game of the season as they got a 3-2 road victory over the Selkirk Steelers.

Kristjon Finnson led the way for Wayway with 1G 1A while Alex Keena and Robert Briem had singles for the Wolverines.

Mitch Wiebe once again was very solid between the pipes stopping 30 shots for the victory.

The Wolverines finish off their roady on Saturday when they visit the Steinbach Pistons.

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Over in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League,

In a showdown for 1st place in the Viterra division, the Melville Millionaires were able to get a point but they fell 2-1 in the shootout to the Weyburn Red Wings.

Dalton Menke (MLV) and Braden Mellon (WEY) had the goals for their respective squads.

Jack Burgart made 35 saves for the Wings in goals while Trevor Martin stopped 31 shots in the loss. Martin now has a record of 4-3-1 with 1.10GAA and a 0.963 SV%.

The Wings/Mils are now tied for top spot in the Viterra divison standings at 42 points, with the Mils having a game in hand.

That game in hand with be on Saturday night when the Mils entertain the Notre Dame Hounds at 7:30 from the Horizon Credit Union Center.

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Also in the SJHL,

The Yorkton Terrier started off their road trip on a rough note as they lost 7-1 to former Terrier Brett Boehm and the Flin Flon Bombers on Friday night.

Boehm had 1G 1A against his former team while Brandon Switzer and Danys Chartrand also had 3 points each for the Bombers. Josh Ellis had the lone marker for the Terriers. (Kevin Wolf got his 1st point as a Terrier with an assist)

The Terriers netminders split the duties with Dawson MacAuley giving up 5 goals on 26 shots while Matt Kustra made 14 saves on 16 shots.

These two teams will go right back at it at the Whitney Forum on Saturday at 7:30.

Kamsack's Hilderman scores twice to lead West to victory at CJHL's Prospects Game in Oakville

After going goal-less through 40 games with BCHL's Penticton Vees, Kamsack product Jarod Hilderman (pictured above) broke out in a big way last night for Team West at the 2015 CJHL Prospects Game in Oakville, Ontario.

The 17-year old defenceman scored 2 goals for West including the game winner with just over 7 seconds remaining to lead his team to a 3-2 victory over Team East.

The University of Minnesota-Duluth commit has just 6 assists so far with the Vees, in his 2nd season with the team.

I had a chance to catch up with Hilderman to chat about the game below.

Mils Coaches Show- Jan 21st Edition

Tremendous Tuesday

The Swan Valley Stampeders got back in the win column in a big way as they hammered the Dauphin Kings 6-0 on Tuesday night.

After a scoreless first period which was controlled mostly by the Kings as they outshot the Stamps 16-9 , but the play of Stamps goalie Graham Hunt was very good in the opening frame.

In the 2nd period, the Stamps would take over as just 2:53 in, Evan Akkerman would bang home his 1st as a Stampeder to make it a 1-0 game. Short time later, Tristan Langan's wrap around would slip past the sliding Connor Shaw for his 7th of the season to make it 2-0 SV. Then late in the period, Akkerman would get his 2nd goal of the frame as he would take a nice feed in front from Langan and slam it into th empty net to give the Stamps a 3 goal lead after 40 minutes. 

The Stamps would continue their dominance in 3rd as they added 3 goals in the final frame off the sticks of Braydon McDonald (2) and BJ Avery to give Swan a commanding 6-0 victory.

Graham Hunt stopped 32 shots for his 4th shutout of the season while Connor Shaw made 24 saves in the losing cause.

Swan Valley returns to action Friday when they host the Winkler Flyers. GX94 will broadcast the game with Yorkton Dodge Junior hockey, Pregame 7:20 Pxp at 7:30.

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Elsewhere in the MJHL, 

The Wayway Wolverines won home ice, 5-3 over the OCN Blizzard. 

Alex Keena (2G), Dylan Betteridge (1G 1A), Shane Roulette (1G 1A) and  Johl Swedlo (2A) lead the way offensively with 2 points each while Dylan Gedjos had the other marker for the Wolverines. 

Mitch Wiebe made 30 saves to get the victory for Wayway who play next on Friday when start a 2 game roady in Selkirk.

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In the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League,

The Yorkton Terriers snapped their 6 game winless streak as they beat the Nipawin Hawks 3-2 at the FAA. 

Tyson Enzie and Riley Hunt scored in regulation and both scored the only goals of the shootout to lead the Terriers who got a very solid performance from Dawson MacAuley who made 38 saves to get the win.

Terriers will start a roady on Friday visiting former Terrier Brett Boehm and the Flin Flon Bombers

Terriers lose 6th straight, 4-1 to Weyburn

The Yorkton Terriers dropped their 6th straight game last night by falling 4-1 to the visiting Weyburn Red Wings. 

18 year old Alex Cheveldave scores his 1st SJHL goal to provide the only offence for the Terriers who got 33 saves from Dawson MacAuley in the losing cause.

Tucker Neuberger had 1G 1A to lead the way for the Red Wings. 

The Terriers will go right back at it on home ice on Tuesday when they host the Nipawin Hawks at 7:30 from the FAA. 

Terriers Coaches Show- Jan 19th Edition

Wolverines dropped a 6-2 decision on the road last night in Portage

The Wayway Wolverines were not able to win back to back games this past weekend after a home victory on Friday over Selkirk, the Wolverines dropped a 6-2 decision on the road to the number 1 ranked team in the country the Portage Terriers.

Matt Miller led the way offensively with a 1G 1A while George Spilchal's team leading 18th goal was the other marker. Former Terrier Mitch Wiebe made 28 saves in the loss.

Dane Schioler led for the Terriers with 2G 1A, while Zac Robidoux stopped 16 of 18 shots to get the win between the pipes.

Wayway returns to the ice tomorrow night (Tues) when they entertain the OCN Blizzard at 7:30 from the Wayway Arena Complex.

Field now set for 2015 Sasktel Provincial Men's Tankard in Melville

 

The sixteen team field has now been set that will compete at the 2015 SaskTel Provincial Men's Tankard that takes place February 4th-8th at the Horizon Credit Union Center in Melville.

Pre Qualifiers included Saltcoats product and defending champion Steve Laycock who along Jason Jacobson of Saskatoon earned qualifying berths from the Canadian Team Ranking System. 

Players Championship winner Kevin Marsh of Saskatoon will also be in Melville, along with Regina's Scott Bitz who is the wild card team as he has the highest points accumulated through the Sask Curling Tour and CTRS events.

And the final two berths went pair of Regina rinks of Jason Ackerman and Randy Bryden who earned their way thru success on the Sask Curling Tour.

The 10 other berths were awarded this weekend at the Northern and Southern playdowns in Prince Albert & Regina respectively.

At the Northerns in Prince Albert the qualifiers include Yorkton's Terry Martenuik (A Side), B-Side Qualifiers Dale Craig (Saskatoon) and Drew Heidt of Unity. Meanwhile on C-Side,  Langenburg's Jeff Hartung & Michael Carss (Saskatoon) also booked their ticket into the Tankard.

At the Southerns in Regina, the A-Side Qualifiers was Brent Gedak of Estevan. On the B-Side , qualifying was Joel Jordison of Moose Jaw & Josh Heidt (Kerrobert). Finally on the C-Side qualifying today was Jamie Schneider and Erwin Hanley both of Regina.

16 participating teams include:

-Steve Laycock (Saskatoon)
-Jason Jacobson (Saskatoon)
-Kevin Marsh (Saskatoon)
-Scott Bitz (Regina)
-Randy Bryden (Regina)
-Jason Ackerman (Regina)
-Terry Martenuik (Yorkton)
-Dale Craig (Saskatoon)
-Drew Heidt (Unity)
- Jeff Hartung (Langenburg)
-Michael Carss (Saskatoon)
-Brent Gedak (Estevan)
-Joel Jordison (Moose Jaw)
-Josh Heidt (Kerrobert)
-Jamie Schneider (Regina)
-Erwin Hanley (Regina)

Other Tankard details at http://2015melvillecurlingtankard.ca/index.php

Wolverines; Mils both win on home ice on Friday Night

The Wayway Wolverines got their 3rd victory in 4 games tonight as they fended off the Selkirk Steelers 3-2 on home ice.
It was once again a good start to the opening period for the Wayway Wolverines as they got an early 5 on 3 PP and they would convert as George Spilchal (pictured above) would walk off the half boards and snap it top shelf on Teagan Sacher for his 16th goal of the season to give the Wolverines an early 1-0 leaf after 1 period.

The score would stay like that until just over half way through the middle frame when Robert Briem would walk in and fire one post and in for his 16th snipe of the season to make it a 2 goal Wolverine lead. But just 1:16 later the Steelers would cut that lead in half as Jesse Miller would step across the Wolverine blueline and hammer home his 6th of the year to make it a 2-1 Wayway lead. That one goal deficit wouldn't last long as Spilchal would go top shelf bar down once again on the PP for his 2nd goal of the night and team leading 17th of the season to once again make it a 2 goal lead for the Wolverines this time at 3-1 after 40 minutes.

But the Steelers wouldn't go down without a little bit of a fight as Dallas Starodub would cut Selkirk within 1 at 3-2 just 3:08 into the 3rd short handed but that's as close as they would get as the Wolverines held on for a 3-2 victory, their 15th of the season.

Mitch Wiebe was once again his usual solid self and stopped 27 shots for the Wayway in goal for the win, while Teegan Sacher made 31 saves in a losing cause.

The Wolverines next action will be on Sunday when they visit the number 1 ranked team in the country the Portage Terriers at 6:30.

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Over in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey,

The newly formed line of newcomers Tyson Predinchuk-Mitch Lipon-Keegan Milligan combined for 8 points to lead the Melville Millionaires over their Viterra division rival the Estevan Bruins 4-1 tonight at the Horizon Credit Union Center.

Drew Litwin & Ben Mack had the other goals for the Mils while Trevor Martin made 26 saves for the Mils who now move 3 points ahead of Weyburn for 1st place in the Viterra division. Martin's GAA is now an impressive 1.13 in 8 starts this season.

The Mils will have a little time off now and their next action will be next Friday when they visit the Weyburn Red Wings.

Terriers and Wings Will Reschedule Tonight's Matchup To A Later Date

The Weyburn Red Wings at Yorkton Terriers game slated for Thursday Jan.15 has been postponed until a later date due to ice conditions in Yorkton.

**update-- the game has been rescheduled for this Monday Jan 19th at 7:30 from the FAA 

Mils lose 2nd straight on road in Melfort

The Melville Millionaires go 0-2 on their 2 game road trip as they fall on Wednesday 6-0 to the Melfort Mustangs .

In the first, the Mustangs would get an early powerplay and they would make no mistake on it as Justin Boyer would pick up some garbage in front of Josh Bykowski and slip home his 16th goal of the season to give Melfort a 1-0 lead. Then a short time later, the Mils would get a man advantage of their own but it would be the Mustangs who would use that to their advantage as Moosomin product Dakota Boutin would slip behind the Mils D and then go in alone and put it five-hole on Bykowski for his 11th of the year to give the Mustangs a 2-0 lead after 20 minutes.

The middle frame would be a much more even period with both teams have glorious opportunities. Mils had a couple great chances to get on the board with the best one being Keegan Milligan who rang it off the iron in his 1st game as a Millionaire. Meantime the Mustangs also had some great looks to add to their lead in their best one being Travis Mayan who beat the Mils netminder but then rang it off the crossbar. So no scoring in the 2nd, to have the score remain at 2-0

It would be all Mustangs in third period as they would get 4 total goals including 3 on the PP as Adam Fauchoux, David Heath, Landon Robin, and Cole Hrysky would score for the Mustangs to give them a 6-0 home victory. 

Richard Palmer stopped 22 shots for the shutout against his former team while Josh Bykowski made 33 saves in the loss.

The Mils return to action on Friday when they host the Estevan Bruins at 7:30 HCUC. 

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Elsewhere in the SJHL, 

The Yorkton Terriers lost their 4th straight as they dropped a 3-2 game to the Notre Dame Hounds. 

Dylan Johnson and Jordan Evans scored for the Terriers in the loss while Matt Kustra made 35 saves in the loss.

The Terriers next action will be on Tueaday when they host Nipawin.

**Just a reminder that Thursday's Terrier vs. Weyburn has been postponed due to ice plant issues at the FAA.**

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In the Manitoba Junior Hockey League,

The Swan Valley Stampeders got the game winner late from Braydon McDonald as they slid by Wayway 4-3.

Bo Sigurdson, Gavin Froese and BJ Avery also scored for the Stamps while Landyn Cochrane, Connor Bass and Aaron Dupasquier scored for Wayway.

Graham Hunt was the difference stopping 30 Wolverine shots while Brandon Holtby let in 3 goals on 4 shots in 1st before Mitch Wiebe made 17 saves the rest of the way. 

Wolverines host Selkirk on Friday on GX94 while Stamps welcome Steinbach on Saturday. 

Mils start roady with 2-1 loss in Nipawin

The Melville Millionaires for most of the night were the better team but just didn't get the result they wanted as they dropped a 2-1 decision to the Nipawin Hawks. 

The Hawks would take advantage of some bus legs from the Millionaires early on and control much of the opening half of the period and they would be rewarded for the effort on a weird one as one would bounce in off Blake Fournier in front on the powerplay to give the Hawks a 1-0 lead after 1. 

Shortly in the 2nd, the Mils would even things up with a powerplay of their own as Lane Harbor would hammer home his 14th goal of the season to tie things up at 1-1. But just 2:12 later, the Hawks would regain their 1 goal lead as Keagan Kjargard would knock home his 3rd to give the Hawks a 2-1 lead.

Despite having 3 of their 9 powerplays in the 3rd period but they were not able to convert as the Hawks held on for a 2-1 win, their 23rd of the season. 

Logan Flodell stopped 31 shots for the win, while Trevor Martin was solid in a losing cause making 37 saves. 

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While in the MJHL, 

The Wayway Wolverines won their 2nd straight as Robert Briem scored with 1:19 remaining as they shaded by Virden 3-2. 

Johl Swedlo and Neil Woolfrey also chipped in with the Wolverine markers while Mitch Wiebe made 26 saves in the win.

Wolverines will entertain the Swan Valley Stampeders at 7:30 from the Wayway Arena Complex. 

Terriers notch a point but fall to Humboldt in Overtime

It wasn't the two points that they would've wanted but the Yorkton Terriers had to come back on 2 seperate occasions to earn a single point as they dropped a 4-3 decision in overtime to the Humboldt Broncos.

The Broncos didn't take long to open the scoring as Gage Joel would go in on a 2 on 1 and he would elect to shoot and he would go five hole on Dawson MacAuley (pictured above) to make it a 1-0 Humboldt lead. They would add to their lead with just over 2 minutes to go in the opening frame as Austin Duzan on a weird one that bounce in off him in front and then squeak by the Terrier netminder for his 5th to give the Broncos an early 2-0 after 1.

In the 2nd, it would be the Terriers turn to strike early, as just over a couple minutes in on the PP, Zack Zadorozniak would snipe home a beauty bar down to cut the Terriers deficit in half at 2-1. Then just 3:39 later, Dallas Rossiter's point shot would have some eyes and hit mesh for his 3rd marker of the campaign to pull the Terriers at 2-2. A short time later, the home team would regain their 1 goal lead as Duzan would deflect home his 2nd of the night to make 3-2 Humboldt after 40 minutes of play.

Humboldt would come on early in the 3rd as well, as they would get a couple of early power plays but the Terriers penalty kill stood tall, led by any teams best penalty killer, their goaltender as Dawson MacAuley was very good all night, especially off a couple keys saves off Logan Schatz to keep his team in the game. Just a short time later after the Terriers killed off a lengthy 5 on 3, Adam Santoro would grab a loose puck and sneak behind the Bronco D and go in alone and slip it five-hole on Jack Romaniuk to tie things up at 3-3 to force overtime.

In the overtime period, it would once again be some quick strike offence as Matt Kenney would make a very nice move around the Terrier defence and then go top shelf over the glove of MacAuley to give his team the extra point and a 4-3 Humboldt win.

Jack Romaniuk turned aside 30 shot for the victory while the Terriers best player on this night, Dawson MacAuley made 34 saves in the overtime loss.

The Terriers will look to snap their 3 game slide on Wednesday night when they visit the Notre Dame Hounds at 8PM from the Duncan McNeil Arena in Wilcox.

Benny's Game Notes--> Paul Savage returned to the Terrier lineup after been missing since November, and was very solid and poised on the back end, wasn't afraid to jump in rush.

--> With the Terriers a little shorthanded tonight, usual Forward Dylan Johnson played his first Junior game on the backend and you can tell he was a little rusty, but DJ settled in and logged some solid minutes.

--> Terriers were without 2 veteran players as Josh Ellis & Kailum Gervais didn't play due to lower body injuries

-- Terriers are now 1-3 against the Broncos this season and their next meeting is Jan 31st back in Humboldt.

Trent Post Game/Terriers Coaches Show

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Over in the MJHL,
It was the 3 game road trip that the Swan Valley Stampeders were looking for as they lost their 4th game as they fell 4-1 to the Steinbach Pistons.

Tyler Penner and Daniel Taillefer had 1G 1A each for the Pistons in the win while Braydon MacDonald had they lone goal for the Stamps. Lasse Petersen made 42 saves for the Stamps in the loss.
The Stamps look to turn their recent struggles around as they visit the Wayway Wolverines on Wednesday night.

So what did our local teams do on Trade Deadline Day?

For the Melville Millionaires who did a lot of their work on Thursday, on Saturday they added 18 year old Regina product F Mitch Lipon from the WHL's Spokane Chiefs. Lipon has played in 69 WHL games with the Kamloops Blazers, Saskatoon Blades & Spokane Chiefs in his career compiling 8 goals 7 assists for 15 points. So far this season with the Chiefs, he had 2 goals in 11 games. The Mils also got back 19 year old forward Tyson Predinchuk back from the Portland Winterhawks 

Meanwhile their Highway 10 rivals, the Yorkton Terriers also made a couple moves. First they dealt 20 year old Kurt Johnas back to the Virden Oil Capitals of the MJHL for future considerations. Johnas who was acquired by the Terriers in the off season from the Oil Caps, had 9 goals, 13 assists for 22 points in 37 games this season.

Then after acquiring 19 year old Conner Veroba late Friday from the Kindersley Klippers in the Dylan Baer trade, they the Terriers then sent Veroba to the Flin Flon Bombers for future considerations. 

The Terriers also acquired big 6'6" defenceman Kevin Wolf from the Canmore Eagles for future considerations. The 18 year old St. Paul, Minnesota native had a goal and an assist in 22 games with the Eagles this season. Wolf spent the previous 2 seasons with the Western Hockey League's Seattle Thunderbirds. 

SJHL/MJHL Trade Tracker

Jan 8th/15

The Kindersley Klippers acquire 96 F Francois Lemelin from the Hawkesbury Hawks of the CCHL for future considerations.

The La Ronge Ice Wolves have acquired 95 F Nakeho Lamothe from the OCN Blizzard of the MJHL for 96 F Cole McCarton.

The Melville Millionaires have traded 94 D Cole Berreth to the Winnipeg Blues of the MJHL for future considerations.

The Melville Millionaires have traded 94 G Troy Trembley to the Bonnyville Pontiacs of the AJHL in exchange for 95 D Mark Zvonkovic and future considerations.

The Melville Millionaires have acquired 96 F Keegan Milligan from the Cowichan Capitals of the BCHL for future considerations.

The Melville Millionaires have recalled 97 F Logan Karakochuk from the Yorkton AAA Maulers for the remainder of the season.

The Selkirk Steelers have acquired defenceman Thomas Lenchyshyn (97') from the Steinbach Pistons for future considerations.

Jan 9/15 

95 F Dexter Bricker has been assigned to the Melfort Mustangs from the WHL's Lethbridge Hurricanes.

The OCN Blizzard trade 20-Yr old G Devon Fordyce to Winkler for 19-Yr old G Casey Parker, 16-Yr old Forward Matt Bullard and Future considerations.

The Portage Terriers acquire 20 year old F Grant Valiquette from the OCN Blizzard for future considerations.

The Yorkton Terriers made a move last night as they sent 20 year old veteran defenceman Dylan Baer to the Kindersley Klippers in exchange they received 19 year old dman Connor Veroba, the list rights to Shane Sherban and future considerations.

The Humboldt Broncos have traded 95 F Connor Scott to the Elliot Lake Bobcats of the NOJHL for future considerations.

The Humboldt Broncos have added 96 G Ryan LaRochelle from the West Central Rage of the PJHL.


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The Dauphin Kings have traded 19 year old forward Troy Rapuano to the Drayton Valley Thunder of AJHL for future considerations.

The SJHL's Battlefords North Stars have dealt Captain 20 year old Ryne Keller to the Winkler Flyers in exchange for future considerations.

The RBC Cup hosts the Portage Terriers acquired 18 year old forward Andrew Zerban from the AJHL's Brooks Bandits for futures

The Flin Flon Bombers received back F Brent Kitt from the WHL's Lethbridge Hurricanes. 

The Dauphin Kings acquired 19 year old dman Justin Sadler from Victoria Grizzlies for future considerations 

The Melville Millionaires have received back 18 year old Mitch Lipon from the WHL's Spokane Chiefs 

The Melville Millionaires have traded 18 year old Brodie Buhler to the Steinbach Pistons (MJHL) for future considerations. 

The Estevan Bruins have traded 96 D Cody Durdle to the Virden Oil Capitals for 96 F Lindsay MacLellan.

The La Ronge Ice Wolves have traded 19 year old Kent Walchuk to the Dryden Ice Dogs for future considerations. 

The Yorkton Terriers have traded 1994 Forward Kurt Johnas back to the Virden Oil Capitals for future considerations

The Yorkton Terriers trade 19 year Dman Conner Veroba to the Flin Flon Bombers for future considerations

Also, the Yorkton Terriers acquired 18 year old dman Kevin Wolf from Canmore Eagles for futures. 

The Flin Flon Bombers acquired rights to D Cody Pettapiece from Weyburn for futures. 

Terriers send Baer to Kindersley

The Yorkton Terriers made a move last night as they sent 20 year old veteran defenceman Dylan Baer to the Kindersley Klippers in exchange they received 19 year old dman Conner Veroba, the list rights to Shane Sherban and future considerations.

Baer, a Regina product and was in his 4th year as a Terriers and this year had 5 goals and 13 assists for 18 points in 34 games,  and also was a member of last years RBC Cup winning team.

Veroba is a Red Deer product was in his 2nd season with the Klips and had 1 goal and 8 assists for 9 points in 26 games.

Spilchal nets SO Winner as Wayway dumps Dauphin 3-2; Mils win 1st place showdown

(George Spilchal)

The Wayway Wolverines were credited for their strong effort with a 3-2 shootout victory over the Dauphin Kings.

After a scoreless opening period, the Dauphin Kings would open the scoring 6:26 into the middle frame as Kirklan Lycar would finish off a nice tic tac toe passing play to hammer home his 10th to make it 1-0 Kings. But that lead would be short lived as just 5:19 later Dylan Gedjos would bang home his 9th through goalie Troy Martynuk to tie things up at 1-1. Before the 2nd buzzer could go off Quinton Cubbon would give the Wolverines their first lead at 2-1 after 40 minutes.

After a back and forth start to the 3rd period, the offence would return just half way in as Lycar would one time his 2nd of the night and 11th of the campaign to tie things up and force the Overtime period which would solve nothing.

In the shootout Brock Paddock (Way) and Mathieu Lapointe (Dau) would score for their respective sides in the first 3 shooters forcing the extra shots. In those extra shots, George Spilchal would be the only that would score to the give the Wayway Wolverines a 3-2 shootout win.

20 year old Mitch Wiebe made 23 saves in the victory while Troy Martynuk stopped 38 shots in the shootout cause.

The Wolverines will return to the ice on Tuesday when they visit the Virden Oil Capitals.

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Also winning tonight was the Melville Millionaires who snapped a mini 2 game slide after hammering the Weyburn Red Wings 6-0 on Friday on home ice.

Brennen Miller led the way offensively with 2G 1A while Ben Mack, Eric Meyer, Matt Carr and Reed Murray scored for the Mils. Tyler Kreklewich also chipped in with 3 assists.

Trevor Martin made his 1st start since be sent back from the WHL, and he stopped 23 shots for his 2nd shutout of the season.

Mils next action will be on Tuesday when they start a 2 game road trip in Nipawin. GX94 will broadcast the game with Yorkton Dodge Junior Hockey, pregame 7:20 pxp at 7:30 from the Cage.

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Also in the SJHL,

The Yorkton Terriers dropped their 2nd straight on home ice as they lost 5-3 to the visiting Humboldt Broncos.

Kailum Gervais had 2 goals for the Terriers while Riley Hunt chipped in with a single of his own.

Veteran netminder Dawson MacAuley made 35 saves in the loss.

Terriers/Broncos will play the back end of the home and home series on Sunday night. Pregame show 5:50, pxp at 6PM with Yorkton Dodge Junior Hockey on GX94.

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The Swan Valley Stampeders didn't start their road trip off on the right foot as they were blanked 6-0 by the top ranked Portage Terriers.

Brad Bowles scored 2 goals to lead offensively while Justin Laforest made 30 saves for the shutout. Graham Hunt turned aside 42 shots in the losing cause.

Swan continues roady in Selkirk on Saturday at 7:30.

Busy Thursday for the Millionaires

 

Ahead of Saturday's Trade Deadline, the Melville Millionaires had a busy Thursday on the movement front. 

First the Mils sent 20 year old defenseman Cole Berreth (pictured left) to the MJHL's Winnipeg Blues for future considerations. The Bowden, Alberta native had 2 goals, 8 assists for 10 points in 33 games this season. 

Then Melville dealt one of their 3 goaltenders as they dealt 20 year old Troy Trombley (pictured right) to the Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL) in exchange for 19 year old Defenseman Mark Zvonkovic and future considerations. Ever since returning to the Mils from the Saskatoon Blades he posted a 12-12 record with 2.44GAA & 0.926SV % and 2 shutouts this season. That's means it'll be a tandem of 18 year old Trevor Martin and 19 year old Josh Bykowski for the Mils.

Meanwhile Zvonkovic is an Edmonton, AB product who in 23 games this season had 2 goals and 10 points with the Pontiacs.

The Mils also announced that they have called up 17 year old defenceman Logan Karakochuk from the Yorkton Midget AAA Maulers for the rest of the season.

In their last deal of the day, the Millionaires acquired 18 year Emerald Park, Sask product Keegan Milligan from the Cowichan Valley Capitals of the BCHL for future considerations. 

Milligan had 3 points in 33 games for the Caps this season. He spent the previous 2 seasons with the Notre Dame Hounds of Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League where he had seasons of 46 and 42 points respectively with the Hounds.

Mils Head Coach/ GM Jamie Fiesel chats about his Thursday.

Terriers Sportsman Dinner set for Jan 17th

(From yorktonterriers.com)

The Yorkton Terriers are hosting their Annual Sportsmen's Dinner on Saturday January 17, 2015. The dinner will take place at the Gallagher Centre. Cocktails will begin at 5:30 pm, dinner will follow at 6:30 pm and program to follow the dinner.

This year's guest speakers are retired 15 year NHL veteran Rich Pilon (pictured right) and former wide receiver of the Saskatchewan Rough Riders Don Narcisse (pictured left

Rich Pilon is from Saskatoon, SK where he was drafted by the New York Islanders in the 7th round, 143rd overall in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft.

Pilon made his NHL debut in the 1988-1989, playing 62 games, recording 14 assists and 242 penalty minutes for the New York Islanders. He would play 10 season there before being claimed on waivers December 1, 1999 by the New York Rangers. He played parts of two seasons as a Ranger. Was traded to the San Jose Sharks for a 7th round draft pick, days before he became an unrestricted free agent in 2001. He was then signed by the St. Louis Blues on July 10, 2001. He played 8 games for the Blues until he suffered a broken left wrist in a game against the Rangers that subsequently ended his NHL career.

Rich is now coaching hockey in Saskatoon and following his son Garrett Pilon who was drafted by the Kamloops Blazers in the 7th round of the WHL Bantam Draft in 2013. Garrett, currently leads the SMAAAHL in scoring with 55 points in 27 games with the Saskatoon Contacts. Rich is an assistant coach with the Saskatoon Contacts in the SMAAAHL and is also an assistant coach with the Saskatchewan Under 16 Team that is participating in the Canada Winter Games next month in Prince George, BC.

Donald Narcisse (born February 26, 1965) is a former wide receiver for the Saskatchewan Rough Riders in the Canadian Football League. He played college football at Texas Southern University. He signed with Saskatchewan as a free agent on September 1, 1987.

A smaller player at 5'9" and 170 pounds, Don was effective at short yardage plays, often in situations needing a 1st down. As a result of rarely being injured and giving strong on field performances, Don shared and held a few records. He had over 1000+ receiving yards for 7 consecutive seasons from 1989-1995 including a career high 1419 yards in 1989.

Don was a popular and respected man due to his positive and warm nature towards fans, players and media. His community involvement became much appreciated throughout his career. His most well-known contribution was the "Catch For Kids" program with SaskEnergy on behalf of Kidsport Saskatchewan which began in 1998. The program has evolved to include a charity Saskatchewan Roughrider player calendar, as well as charity bowling event which today raises more than $100,000 annually for Kidsport. That same season, the Leader Post newspaper ranked him as # 7 on their list of 50 greatest Roughrider players. He won a Grey Cup with the Riders in 1989 and reached the finals again in 1997. After spending his entire career with the Roughriders, Don retired at the conclusion of the 1999 season.

Tickets for this year's Sportmen's Dinner are $60 individually or $450 for a table of 8. Tickets can be purchased through Terrier Board Member Dean Percival at (306) 782 1419 or dspercival@yahoo.ca.

3rd annual Melville Minor Hockey Sports Dinner & Auction set for Jan 17th

 The Melville Minor Hockey Association will be holding their 3rd annual Sports Dinner & Auction coming up on Sat. Jan 17th at the Horizon Credit Union Center Convention Center.

The evening will consist of 3 speakers, celebrity gifts, cocktails, supper, silent & live auction and much more.

There is still some tickets available for the event by calling Chairperson Jeff Kohnen at 1-306-728-5457 or his cell at 1-306-728-7979. Tickets are $60 per person.

The 3 speakers include:

TSN's Darren Dutchyshen

Melville's own and former Olympic Speedskater Kerry Simpson-Dankers














Saskatchewan Roughrider John Chick

The night will also include appearances by Olympic medalist Arne Dankers, former NHLer and Melville product Tim Cheveldae and Saskatchewan Roughrider players Chris Best, Neal Hughes & Paul Woldu.

Chairman Jeff Kohnen talks about the evening.

Kamsack's Hilderman selected to CJHL's Top Prospects

The 2015 CJHL Top Prospects game will have some local flavor involved in this year. Kamsack product and defenceman Jarod Hilderman (pictured above) of the Penticton Vees has been selected as one of the 20 players to the West squad for the game that takes place on January 20th in Oakville, Ontario.

The 17 year old is in 2nd season with the BCHL team, and this year in 37 games has compiled 6 points and 14 penalty minutes.

The CJHL Prospects Game was created to showcase the top NHL prospects in the CJHL as identified by NHL Central Scouting. The game features players from the CJHL's five western leagues  competing against players from the CJHL's five eastern leagues .  The winning team is awarded the President's Cup. Player selection for the annual CJHL Prospects Game is a joint initiative of the CJHL and NHL Central Scouting.

Full Rosters and Info found at http://www.cjhlhockey.com/view/cjhl/news-848/news_261512

Terriers drop a 8-2 decision on home ice to Weyburn; Wolverines lose in Neepawa

The Yorkton Terriers in a big Viterra division game came out with a disappointing effort on home ice as they dropped a 8-2 decision to the visiting the Weyburn Red Wings.

The damage started for the Red Wings at the 3:28 of the opening period when Brandon Volpe would bang home his 1st SJHL goal shorthanded to give the Wings an early 1-0 lead. They would add to the lead 5:14 later as Stephen Ryan would hammer home his 8th of the year to make it a 2 goal lead. Before the 1st buzzer could sound, the Wings would add one more as Jacob Jeske would add his 1st of 2 on the night to give the visitors a 3-0 lead after 20 minutes.

It would be all Red Wings in the 2nd period as well, as they would score the first 4 goals of the middle frame off the sticks of Aiden Teilborg, Jeske, Jake MacLachlan, and Alex Bechtold to give Weyburn a commanding 7-0 lead. The Terriers would get on the board at the 10:43 mark as Kurt Johnas would get his 9th to get them on the board at 7-1. Matt Eng would add another for the Wings late, to give them a 8-1 advantage after 2 periods.

In the 3rd, the play would even up a bit and the Terriers would get the lone goal of the period as Jordan Evans would extend his goal streak to 3 games as he slipped one past the Wings goalie to make it a final of 8-2 Weyburn over Yorkton.

Both Terrier goaltenders saw action in the game as Matt Kustra made 27 saves on 31 shots, while Dawson MacAuley also let in 4 goals, but on 15 shots. Red Wings' netminder Jack Burgart made 32 saves for the win.

With the win the Red Wings moved into a 1st place tie in the Viterra division standings with the Melville Millionaires who the Wings will take on Friday.

The Terriers will continue their busy week on Friday as well when they entertain the Humboldt Broncos at 7:30 FAA.

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While in the MJHL,

The Wayway Wolverines lost their 3rd straight as they fell 2-1 to the Neepawa Natives.

Matt Miller had the lone goal for the Wolverines while Brandon Holtby made 32 saves in the loss. Riley Hillis and Drake Lindsay score for Neepawa.

The Wolverines will be on the road on Friday when they visit the Dauphin Kings. GX94 will broadcast the game with Yorkton Dodge Junior Hockey, pregame 6:50 pxp at 7:00.

Stamps send 20 year old Thomas to Winkler (MJHL)

Ahead of the Saturday's Trade deadline, the Swan Valley Stampeders have made a move and it involves one of their 20 year olds.

The Stamps have sent Co-Captain Jagger Thomas and futures to the Winkler Flyers (MJHL) for future considerations.

The Boissevain MB product played in 222 regular season and playoff games in a Stampeder uniform compiling 25 goals and 57 assists for 82 points over 3 and a half seasons in Swan Valley.

Thomas had 2 goals and 13 assists for 15 points in 35 games with the Stampeders this season.

**Best of luck to a good player but even a better guy headed off to Winkler. Jag was around when I first started the broadcasting career and he was always made himself available for a chat or conversation before games.

Mils Coaches Show- Jan 7th Edition

Tough Tuesday

The Yorkton Terriers were the only local Junior team to get a point on Tuesday night as they fell 5-4 in the shootout to the Estevan Bruins.

Dylan Johnson, Jordan Evans, Daylan Gatzke and Dallas Rossiter scored the Terriers while Dawson MacAuley stopped 35 shots in the shootout loss.

With the point, the Terriers are now 2 points back of Estevan for 3rd in the Viterra Division.

The Terriers will go right back at it tonight (Wed) when they host the Weyburn Red Wings at 7:30. GX94 will broadcast the game with Yorkton Dodge Junior Hockey, pregame 7:20 from the FAA.

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Also in the SJHL,

The Melville Millionaires once again scored first but then the Notre Dame Hounds scored 3 unanswered goals to defeat the Mils 3-1.

Sam Aulie led the way for Notre Dame with 2 goals, while Jeff Hubic had the lone marker for the Moneymen.

Despite the loss, the Mils are still 2 points up on Weyburn for top spot in the Viterra Division.

The Mils will host those very same Red Wings on Friday night at 7:30 from the Horizon Credit Union Center.

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In the Manitoba Junior Hockey League,

The Wayway Wolverines were looking for the 2nd victory over the Winnipeg Blues in as many days but this time it was the Blues getting the last laugh as Brett Brooks scored with 20 seconds remaining to lead Winnipeg over Wayway 3-2 last night.

Dylan Gedjos led the way for the Wolverines with a 1G 1A, while George Spilchal had the other goals. 20 year old Mitch Wiebe made 20 saves in the loss.

Wayway's next action will be Friday when they visit the Dauphin Kings. GX94 will broadcast the game with Yorkton Dodge Junior Hockey, pregame 6:50 pxp at 7:00.

Wayway Wolverines Coaches Show- Jan 6th

Six team have pre-qualified for 2015 Sasktel Tankard Men's Provincials in Melville

The first 6 teams that will participate in the upcoming Provincial Men's Tankard in Melville February 4th-8th have been announced.

Those teams include this past weekend's World Curling Tour US Open of Curling champion and Saltcoats product Steve Laycock who along Jason Jacobson of Saskatoon earned qualifying berths from the Canadian Team Ranking System. 

Players Championship winner Kevin Marsh of Saskatoon will also be in Melville, along with Regina's Scott Bitz who is the wild card team as he has the highest points accumulated through the Sask Curling Tour and CTRS events.

And the final two berths went pair of Regina rinks of Jason Ackerman and Randy Bryden who earned their way thru success on the Sask Curling Tour.

The remaining 10 team will qualify for the Provincials through the Northern and Southern playdowns which will take place in Prince Albert & Regina respectively January 15th-18th.

Mils' Trombley nabs SJHL Goalie of the Week Honours

SASKTEL SJHL GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK:
 
Troy Trombley, Melville Millionaires

1994 G Troy Trombley (Sherwood Park AB) stopped 58-of-60 shots in the two games played as the Mils split a home and home set with the Yorkton Terriers over the weekend.  Trombley shut out the Terriers on Thursday afternoon and then held them at bay until the third period of Friday night’s game, as the Mils got into penalty trouble and the Terriers rallied.  Trombley, who has developed into a workhorse for the club, is 12-and-11 with a 2.41-GAA and .927-SPCT (2 shutouts) for the season.

(from SJHL.ca)

Martin reassigned back to Melville (SJHL)

The Melville Millionaires have been re-assigned back 18 year old goaltender Trevor Martin from the WHL's Red Deer Rebels after he was acquired by the Rebels earlier today from the Saskatoon Blades for defenseman Kolton Dixon.

The 18-year old Ardrossan, Alberta native had a record of 3-10-2-0 with the Blades this season, with a GAA of 4.16 & a SV% of 0.886.

Martin played 5 games with the Mils earlier this season, where he posted 2-2-1 record, with a 1.20 GAA and a 0.963SV %. He also named SJHL Goaltender of the Week twice.

Terriers Coaches Show- Jan 5th Edition

Stamps; Wolverines both get shutout on Sunday Night

The Swan Valley Stampeders played decent for 2 periods but it wasn't enough as the Dauphin Kings scored 3 goals in the 2nd and 1 more in the 3rd to blank the Stamps 4-0 on Sunday night. 

The Kings did most of their damage in the middle frame as Connor Kortko would start the party on the PP shortly into the 2nd as he ripped one short side past Graham Hunt for his 4th of the season to make it 1-0. They would add another power play marker with just under 3 minutes remaining as Ben Hull would go bar down for his 12th of the year to make it 2-0 Kings. The Kings wouldn't be down there as with just 13 seconds remaining, Kirklan Lycar would bang one home to give Dauphin a 3-0 lead after 40 minutes. 

The Stampeders would have chances in the final period to cut into the Kings lead sending 13 shots on net but they wouldn't be able to convert as their opponent would add another one with the man advantage as Hull would hammer home his 2nd of the night and 13th of the season to help give the Kings a 4-0 victory over Swan Valley.

Kings netminder and Local product Connor Shaw made 29 saves for his 1st MJHL shutout while Graham Hunt stopped 37 shots in a losing cause. 

Swan Valleys next action will be Friday when they start a 3 game road trip in Portage. 

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Elsewhere in MJ, 

The Wayway Wolverines got their 3 game win streak snapped on Sunday falling 3-0 to the Steinbach Pistons. 

Tyler Garrioch led the way for the Pistons with 2 goals. 

Wolverines outshot Steinbach 35-25. 

Waywayseecappo's next action will be Tuesday when host the Winnipeg Blues at 7:30. 

Wolverines get a big 4-1 win in Winnipeg

The Wayway Wolverines got outshot 33-17 in the hockey game but they still defeated the Winnipeg Blues 4-1 on Saturday night. 

Mitch Wiebe made 32 saves in net for the win while Wolverines got goals from Aaron Dupasquier, Rylee Zimmer, Dylan Gedjos and Johl Swedlo. 

Kameron Nault got the lone goal for the Blues. 

The Wolverines finish off their road trip on Sunday when they visit the Steinbach Pistons. 

Terriers score 3 in the 3rd to comeback and beat the Mils 3-1

The Yorkton Terriers won the back end of the home and home Highway 10 series on Friday night with a 3-1 victory over the Melville Millionaires at the Farrell Agencies Arena.

The Mils were able to draw first blood for the 2nd straight night and were able to finally break through on the power play as Dalton Menke set up Brennen Miller in front and the big Texan squeaked one through Dawson MacAuley for his 6th of the season to give the Mils a 1-0 lead after 1 period.

After once again a scoreless 2nd period, the Terriers would break the just over 80 minutes of shutout time for Troy Trombley as just 52 seconds into the 3rd period, 20 year old Kurt Johnas deflected home the tying goal to make it a 1-1 game. Then just over 8 and a half minutes into the 3rd on the powerplay, Jordan Evans would bang home a rebound for his 1st SJHL goal and 1st as a Terrier to give them their first lead at 2-1. It would stay like that until 20 seconds remaining when Riley Hunt (pictured above) would ice it into the empty net to give the Terriers their 13th victory of the season a 3-1 win over Melville.

Dawons MacAuley made 27 saves in goal for the win while Troy Trombley stopped 32 Terriers shots in the loss.

The Terriers next action will be on Tuesday when they visit the Estevan Bruins while Mils will also be in action Tuesday when they welcome the Notre Dame Hounds. Both games start at 7:30PM.


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Meantime in the MJHL,

Tristin Mullin scored the shootout winner in the 5th round of it as the Swan Valley Stampeders beat the Neepawa Natives 3-2.

BJ Avery and Tristan Langan scored the Stamps in regulation while Graham Hunt stopped 23 shots for the win. Riley Hillis scored both goal for Neepawa.

The Stamps next action will be on Sunday when they visit the Dauphin Kings. GX94 will broadcast the game with Yorkton Dodge Junior hockey, pregame 6:50, pxp at 7:00.

Moosomin product Gabrielle traded to Regina Pats for Klimchuk

Regina Pats Head Coach and Senior VP of Hockey Operations John Paddock announced today the team has acquired forward Jesse Gabrielle (’97) (pictured above) from the Brandon Wheat Kings in exchange for forward Morgan Klimchuk (’95).

A top prospect for the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, Gabrielle joins the Pats in the midst of a breakout season.  The 6’0”, 214 lbs forward features 25 points (13G, and 12A) to go with 69 penalty minutes in 33 games with Brandon this season.  Last season, Gabrielle posted 26 points (12G, 14A) and 68 penalty minutes in 49 games.  In the 2014 playoffs, the Moosomin, SK product put up 6 points (3G, 3A) in nine games.  In November, the gritty forward was listed as a ‘B’ skater (2^nd/3^rd round candidate) by Central Scouting for the upcoming NHL Draft.  Internationally, Gabrielle was a member of Team West in last year’s World U17 Hockey Challenge where he had a goal, an assist and 16 penalty minutes in five games played.

“We’re happy to welcome Jesse into our organization and look forward to the skilled and hard-nosed style of play he brings to our team,” commented John Paddock.  “We’re excited to add another high end player to our current group of young players.”

Klimchuk was the Pats’ 5^th Overall pick in the 2010 WHL Bantam Draft.  The Calgary, AB native made his Pats debut in 2010 and picked up an assist in his first game.  Klimchuk went on to play in 228 games in the Blue and White (34^th all-time) and sits 32^nd on the all-time Pats scoring list with 217 points (98G, 119A).  Klimchuk has been an alternate captain for the Pats the last two seasons while being named the Pats’ Most Sportsmanlike Player in both 2013 and 2014.  A leader on and off the ice, Klimchuk was an exemplary representative of the Pats around Regina participating in programs including Read to Succeed and Project First Goal along with numerous appearances in the community.  On the international stage, Klimchuk won a pair of U18 Gold Medals with Team Canada, twice participated in the Subway Super Series against Team Russia and was invited to this year’s World Junior Selection Camp in Toronto.  In his draft year, Klimchuk skated in the CHL Top Prospects game and was later picked 28^th Overall by his hometown Calgary Flames in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

“It’s a tough day trading away who we consider a tremendous young man and one of the best two way players in the league,” continued Paddock.  “It’s a step the organization believes we have to make to go ahead with our future.  We thank Morgan immensely for his contribution to the team on and off the ice and I personally want to thank him for his play and the leadership he provided this year.”

T.Kreklewich nets a pair as Mils blank Terriers 3-0 on New Years Day

The Melville Millionaires won the first Highway 10 battle of 2015 on New Years Day as they shutout their rivals the Yorkton Terriers 3-0 at the Horizon Credit Union Center.

You would expect that both sides would have a little bit of rust after not playing for almost 2 weeks, but that wasn't the case, both team came out with a lot of energy and the physical play was impressive. The Mils would draw first blood at the 5:46 of the opening period, as Tyler Kreklewich's (pictured above) back hander would go top shelf on Dawson MacAuley firs his 5th goal of the season to give the Mils an early 1-0 lead. Kreklewich would add his 2nd of the period, with just under a minute and a half remaining to give the home team a 2-0 lead after 20 minutes.

After a scoreless 2nd period, the final period would be all Millionaires as they would out shoot the Terriers 16-4, and at the 7:22 mark of the 3rd period the Mils would add some insurance as 20 year old Reed Murray would sneak one through MacAuley from below the goal line for his 7th of the year to push the Mils to their 17th victory of the season a 3-0 win over the Yorkton Terriers.

Troy Trombley made 26 saves for the Mils for his 2nd shutout of the season while Terriers netminder Dawson MacAuley stopped 37 shots in a losing cause.

These two teams will go right back at it tomorrow night (Fri) from the Farrell Agencies Arena in Yorkton. GX94 will broadcast the game with Yorkton Dodge Junior Hockey, pregame 7:20 pxp at 7:30.

Happy New Year from Walchuk's World